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Western Asiatic Bronze Ram-Shaped Kohl Vessel
Circa 1500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Modelled as a stylised ram with stocky body and short legs, exaggerated head with curving horns and large ears, tubular mouth with remains of the applicator closing the opening. 425 grams, 11.4 cm
Private collection Dr Rudolf and Leonora Blum, Zumikon, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
An oval intaglio with a two-line inscription and floral motifs; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.85 grams, 16 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising: four columns of cuneiform text; scene with a bowman among trees; nude female facing with hands pressed to her chest; row of fleeing ibexes; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 34.4 grams total, 18.1-34.1 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Holy Land Black-Burnished Spouted Vessel
Early Bronze Age, circa 1800-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a spherical body and a narrow neck with a handle at the rear. 66.6 grams, 76 mm
From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s. -
Large Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Plano-convex type with incuse geometric motifs to underside. 15.51 grams, 26.35 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Qaznavid Decorated Bronze Bowl
12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Hemispherical in profile with incised design of concentric rings to the inner face. 205 grams, 15.7 cm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s. -
Amlash Tall Terracotta Jug
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Elongated ovoid body with flat base, a trumpet-shaped neck with flared rim and a handle to the rear. 458 grams, 23 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Decorated Bulla
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Spherical bulla with raised geometric decoration. 32.7 grams, 25.18 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Glass and Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Composed mainly of spherical and oblate beads with larger beads at the centre, restrung. 30.9 grams, 38 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Pillow-shaped terracotta tablet with cuneiform text in grid on upper face. 177 grams, 10.20 cm
From the private collection of the late Mr W. Magee, Hartlepool, County Durham, UK, 1960s-1990s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous cataloguing information card. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Earring Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: two discoid crescents, one large with bulbs on the outer edge, an earring with a raised central band and pelletted outer edge, and a crescentic earring with balustered columns on the outer edge. 29.7 grams total, 34.7-46.5 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Mesopotamian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Cuneiform Text
Circa 2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
With frieze depicting two standing figures with hatched bodies and two serpent-heads each, behind a rearing centipede-like creature with triangular head; two columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression and old collector's record card. 4.22 grams, 22.94 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr W. Magee, Hartlepool, County Durham, UK, 1960s-1990s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information card.